May 15, 2013
by Alex Francis Despite the fact that President Richard Nixon unceremoniously and unilaterally moved the United States away from the gold standard in 1971, murmurs of returning to it have never quite died down. A committee was formed to reevaluate the situation as early as 1981, and members of the Republican party have proposed moving
May 1, 2013
by Amber Zhai According to a new study in Nature Geoscience, earthquakes turn fluid-filled rock fractures in the earth’s surface called faults into potentially bountiful gold deposits—once again proving that there is no greater alchemist than Mother Nature herself. It is well-known that much of the world’s gold has been found in quartz veins that
April 16, 2013
by Alex Francis If you are in possession of any gold earrings, necklaces, bracelets, or even bars, you may want to start taking stock. Jason Notte raised an interesting question on MSN’s moneyNOW last week: If you could collect all of the mined gold in the world into a single pile, how big would it
April 2, 2013
by Alex Francis Hand-made, electroplated, 24-karat—we see these terms all the time in relation to gold. They find their way into advertisements, product descriptions, and even casual conversations. But have you ever taken the time to figure out what any of them really mean? It turns out that the Federal Trade Commission has strict regulations
March 7, 2013
by Alex Francis Photo by Tanya Hart | Flickr.com In the Jin Jiu area of New Taipei City, Taiwan, residents estimate that over $235,000 of gold has been stolen from mines in the past five years. The area in question was a major gold-mining site in the years between the end of